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Four Amazing Mini Libraries That Will Inspire You to Read

Architizer's round up of mini, pop-up libraries from around the world will inspire you to pick up a book.

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Book Nooks: 7 Eco-Friendly, Modern Libraries To Drool Over

Here's a roundup of seven eco-friendly libraries from all over the world.

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Crowdsourced Design: Why Los Angeles Is Asking the Public to Create the Library of the Future

Do you want a maker space? A cafe? Designing the library of the future is up to you.

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LibraryFarm: Check out a Garden Plot With Your Books

The LibraryFarm, in a small community library in upstate New York, is helping teach food literacy.

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Street Smarts: The Uni Project's Outdoor Neighborhood Reading Room

The Uni is a portable reading room designed to help making books more accessible in urban neighborhoods.

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Bookless Libraries: America's First is Coming to Texas

Bexar County, Texas plans to open BiblioTech, a completely book-free literacy experience.

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Libraries Should Own the Future—Here's How They Can

Here are four things I'd like to see libraries try to do.

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In a Crisis, the New York Public Library Steps Up to Help

The NYPL is doing its part to help out, post Hurricane Sandy.

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Millennials Still Read Books and Go to the Library

All our fears about millennials kicking books to the curb in favor of Pretty Little Liars and Gossip Girl marathons might be unfounded....

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Back to School: Start a New Book #30DaysofGOOD

Start a book you’ve been wanting to read, but haven’t yet gotten around to. Visit a library or one of our recommended online resources.

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Bringing Maker-Style Garage Tinkering Into the Local Library

Local libraries are no longer just reading rooms. They're becoming noisy, interactive, hands-on laboratories of innovation.

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Colombia Has 100 Tiny Libraries in Public Parks

Forget your worries about the future of print for a second and admire Colombia's charming outdoor reading centers.

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Arkansas Teacher Helps Students Build Home Libraries

Reading is an important skill. And it's hard to master it without books at home. That's why Justin Minkel started "The 1,000 Books Project."

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Why Supporting Your Local Library Is the Ultimate Homage to Ray Bradbury

Sci-fi genius Ray Bradbury got his education at the library. Thanks to budget cuts, too many modern students can't say the same.